Courtesy of Newsnight’s daily newsletter, itself on this occasion courtesy of Gavin Esler, who may or may not be a Jew, the following joke. Wait for the pips… Now:
Red tarmac and black tarmac go swaggering into a pub, plonk themselves down at the bar, order some drinks and start boasting about how tough they are.
“I can take on anyone in here!” announces the red tarmac. The black tarmac hoists himself up on the bar and bellows, “Bring it on! I’ll take you all on at once!” Just as the bartender is about to tell them to knock it off, green tarmac comes through the doors, and red and black tarmac turn and run for the men’s room, where they cower until green tarmac has drunk up and left.
Seeing them skulk back to the bar, the bar tender asks them what’s up – surely green tarmac is no match for such tough guys as them? “Are you joking?” they reply, “Don’t mess with him, he’s a cycle-path!”
Geddit? Giggety-geddit? Well, I thought it was droll.
This, keep in mind, is from the BBC’s flagship news programme. All hail the Esler!
